Sleipner-class corvette
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators: |
 Royal Norwegian Navy |
| Built: | 1963–1965 |
| In commission: | 1965–1992 |
| Planned: | 5 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Scrapped: | 1 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Displacement: |
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| Length: | 69.33 m (227 ft 6 in) |
| Beam: | 7.90 m (25 ft 11 in) |
| Draught: | 2.50 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × MTU diesels totalling 9,000 bhp (6,711 kW) |
| Speed: | 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement: | 61 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Armament: |
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The Sleipner-class corvette was a part of the Royal Norwegian Navy's 1960 fleet plan.[1] It was intended to build five ships of the class, but because of economic problems only two were built; Sleipner and Æger.[2]
Sleipner was built by Nylands Mekaniske Verksted, Oslo, and Æger by Aker Mekaniske Verksted, Oslo, and handed over to the Royal Norwegian Navy between 1965–1967.[3] The ships were armed with an American 3 in (76.2 mm) gun forward and a Bofors 40 mm gun aft, with a Terne III anti-submarine rocket launcher ahead of the 40 mm gun. The ships were fitted with American SQS-36 sonar.[2]
The ships had their anti-submarine capabilities improved in 1972, when they were fitted with Mark 32 anti-submarine torpedo tubes.[2] The ships were mainly used as training ships in the 1980s, although they did retain a wartime role as coastal escorts.[2][4] They were again modernised between 1988 and 1989, with new sonar and gun fire control systems fitted.[1] They were decommissioned in 1993.[2]
Ship list
| # | Name | Laid down[3] | Launched[3] | Commissioned[3] | Decommissioned[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F 311 (originally P 950) |
KNM Sleipner | 1963 | 9 November 1963 | 29 April 1965 | 1993 |
| F 310 (originally P 951) |
KNM Æger | 1964 | 24 September 1965 | 31 March 1967 | 1993 |
See also
References
- Gardiner, Roger and Stephen Chumbley. Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1995. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
- Grove, Eric J. NATO Major Warships - Europe. London: Tri-Service Press, 1990. ISBN 1-85400-006-3.
- Moore, John. Jane's Fighting Ships 1985–86. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1985. ISBN 978-0-7106-0814-7.
- Prézelin, Bernard and A.D. Baker. The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1990/91. Annapolis, Maryland, USA, 1990. ISBN 0-87021-250-8.